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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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